Facts are stubborn things and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams More Quotes by John Adams More Quotes From John Adams Let us dare to read, think, speak and write. John Adams suicide motivational inspirational A native of America who cannot read or write is . . . as rare as a comet or an earthquake. John Adams education writing america Rulers are no more than attorneys, agents, and trustees, for the people; and if the cause, the interest and trust, is insidiously betrayed, or wantonly trifled away, the people have a right to revoke the authority that they themselves have deputed, and to constitute abler and better agents, attorneys, and trustees. John Adams agents betrayed people You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen. John Adams inspirational-life education men An honest, sensible, humane man, . . . laboring to do good rather than be rich, to be useful rather than make a show, living in modest simplicity . . . is really the most respectable man in society, [and] makes himself and all about him most happy. John Adams simplicity money men The National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman. John Adams cardinals duty defense As good government is an empire of laws, how shall your laws be made? In a large society, inhabiting an extensive country, it is impossible that the whole should assemble to make laws. The first necessary step, then, is to depute power from the many to a few of the most wise and good. John Adams government wise country Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year. John Adams president life years Let justice be done though the heavens should fall. John Adams bad-ass justice fall My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. John Adams men country history The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. John Adams independence political glory As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children. John Adams hero love children The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation. John Adams idols writing men I would define liberty to be a power to do as we would be done by. The definition of liberty to be the power of doing whatever the law permits, meaning the civil laws, does not seem satisfactory. John Adams liberty law doe Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. John Adams war peace history The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. John Adams law justice ideas They worry one another like mastiffs, scrambling for rank and pay like apes for nuts. John Adams political nuts worry When legislature is corrupted, the people are undone. John Adams undone legislature people The balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. John Adams accompany balance land There is but one element of government, and that is THE PEOPLE. From this element spring all governments. "For a nation to be free, it is only necessary that she wills it." For a nation to be slave, it is only necessary that she wills it. John Adams government spring people
